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Jay T. Vonada Releases Debut CD "Jammin'"
Trombonist Jay T. Vonada, of Aaronsburg Pennsylvania, recently released his debut CD, Jammin' . Jay, who is a musician in the central region of Pennsylvania, plays in several bands. They are all diverse in their musical styles.
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We've all been there. The inevitable "it's not you, it's me" conversation. And the latest visual offering from monster duo Gnarls Barkley plays out the harsh sentiment more like a mini-movie than a music video.
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Festival Policing—Neighbors Still Not Happy
Rochester, N.Y. - Last year, a group of neighbors on Vassar Street complained to police that crowds were out of hand at the annual Park Avenue Festival.
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Sacred Shakers perform praise-worthy country gospel
You've no doubt heard several variations of the joke that begins, "So Jesus walks into a bar ..." Seems the Sacred Shakers have taken it literally. ...
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Young Singer's Music Outlasting Her Life
A singer from Montclair and her music may be reaching more people in death than in life. Katie Reider was only 30 years old when she died from a rare tumor a few weeks ago. The disease had ravaged her body, blinded her in one eye, and stolen her voice, but it could not silence her spirit or her soul.
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Agriculture Digest
The Farm is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a Summer Harvest from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. The Farm is located off the Spreckels Boulevard exit on Highway 68 west of Salinas. The celebration will feature a puppet show for children at 11 a.m., watermelon eating contest, grilled corn and hayrides. In the evening there will be moonlight hayrides, live music and more. Events are ...
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Top-notch entertainment set for fair
POINT PLEASANT - Whatever your musical taste, the Mason County Fair has it covered.
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Biography
Mary Halvorson is a guitarist, composer and improviser living in Brooklyn. She grew up in Boston and studied jazz at Wesleyan University and the New School.
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Morgan Freeman injured in car wreck
Oscar-winning U.S. actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition on Monday with a broken arm and other injuries after the car he was driving careened off a rural highway and rolled several times, authorities said.
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Morgan Freeman injured in car wreck
TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition on Monday with a broken arm and other injuries after the car he was driving careened off a rural highway and rolled several times, authorities said.
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Is it music?
PROVIDENCE There’s paint by numbers. Now there’s play by colors.
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Brooks and Dunn Get Their Hollywood Star
Dr. Phil introduced the country stars at Monday's unveiling ceremony
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$6.6 million in arts grants awarded to nonprofit organizations
Gov. Matt Blunt announced today that more than $6.6 million in grants have been awarded to nonprofit organizations and will be distributed by the Missouri Arts Council.
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"Mamma Mia!" the film should help "Mamma Mia!" the live stage version sell tickets at Cleveland's PlayhouseSquare
Less than three weeks after the U.S. premiere of the movie "Mamma Mia!," PlayhouseSquare today will bring the North American tour of the live stage version of the ABBA musical back to town for its third visit since 2002.
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Win Tickets To All Points West
CMJ has a pair of tickets for All Points West to give away. Just when the east coast was getting festival envy, All Points West decided to bring their outdoor summer fest—and heavy hitters like Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Underworld and many more—to the New York metro area.
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Morgan Freeman badly injured in accident
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman is in a serious condition in hospital after the car he was driving swerved off a rural highway and rolled several times, authorities said.
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Music City Star schedules date to go to Wilson County Fair
The Music City Star Commuter train will provide roundtrip service to the Wilson County Fair on Sunday, Aug. 17.
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Music Review: H.E.A.T. - H.E.A.T.
Melodic rock is alive and well and living in Sweden If anyone out there is looking for a genre defining definition of AOR or Melodic Rock then look no further than Swedish band H.E.A.T’s self-titled debut album (Stormvox Records,2008). Continuing its journey (excuse the pun) around Europe (whoops, there’s another) Eurorock has found that a welcome time warp exists in a Swedish suburb...
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Music Review: Jamey Johnson CD
Jamey Johnson, "That Lonesome Song" (Mercury Nashville)
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Checker to Twist into Ford Theater
South Philly, Dick Clark's "American Bandstand," Fabian, Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon (and Annette Funicello), Ernest Evans. It was rock 'n' roll at its best in the late '50s and early '60s.
Wabash Plain Dealer |
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Beatlemania hits Belleville
Another successful weekend for The Empire Theatre, and Belleville, is in the books thanks to the Abbey Road on the River Canada three-day event. “The Beatles music stood for love and peace and we’ve had a lot of both this weekend,” said Mark Rashotte, Empire Theatre owner, event [...]
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Beatles - Fab Four Finale Tops Best Last Album Poll
THE BEATLES' ABBEY ROAD has been named the Best Final Album in a new online poll. The Fab Four's last release was voted the best swansong album over the Jimi ...
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Brooks & Dunn Receive A Star On The Walk Of Fame
Grammy winners Brooks & Dunn received the 2,367th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today, the latest in a series of honors for county music's best-selling duo. "This really is a dream come true," Kix Brooks said at the late- morning ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard. Brooks recalled a walk along the street in the 1980s after signing his first contract with Capitol Records and having "your name ...
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Live: Dolly Parton at the Greek Theatre
Parton can compete with any diva, but she sparkles most when she's just herself. Few musicians embrace the yin-yang interplay of artist and performer as wholeheartedly as Dolly Parton did Sunday night at the Greek Theatre. Having spent most of the last decade in a rewarding return to her Smoky Mountain bluegrass roots with a series of indie-label releases, she's now picking up where she left ...
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Review: 'Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
THE SHOW " Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music" on "P.O.V.," WNET/13 at 10 tonight
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